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One of the UK’s most successful female music ambassadors,<ref name="CLASSICFM">{{cite web|url=http://www.classicfm.co.uk/on-air/presenters/john-brunning/classic-fm-drive-powered-honda/debbie-wiseman-mbe/ |title=Debbie Wiseman MBE |publisher=classicfm.co.uk |accessdate=2012-02-18}}</ref> Debbie Wiseman is known not only as a composer for film and television, but also as a conductor and a radio and television presenter. |
One of the UK’s most successful female music ambassadors,<ref name="CLASSICFM">{{cite web|url=http://www.classicfm.co.uk/on-air/presenters/john-brunning/classic-fm-drive-powered-honda/debbie-wiseman-mbe/ |title=Debbie Wiseman MBE |publisher=classicfm.co.uk |accessdate=2012-02-18}}</ref> Debbie Wiseman is known not only as a composer for film and television, but also as a conductor and a radio and television presenter. |
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She studied at [[Trinity College of Music]] Junior Department, and then [[piano]] and [[Musical composition|composition]] at the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]]. |
She studied at [[Trinity College of Music]] Junior Department, and then [[piano]] and [[Musical composition|composition]] at the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] studying piano with James Gibb, and composition with Buxton Orr. |
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Debbie is a Visiting Professor at the [[Royal College of Music]], and regularly gives lectures to schools and colleges about the art of composing music for picture. In 2008 she composed a new ''Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra'' called ''Different Voices'' which was premiered by the [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]] as part of their 60th birthday celebrations, and the work is now frequently performed by school and youth orchestras across the country. |
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As well as her composing work, Debbie appears in concert halls across the country conducting her film scores, and also appears as an expert guest on the BBC TV broadcasts of The Proms. Wiseman presented the Channel 4 series Backtracks, examining the role of music in film and television productions. In 2011 Debbie presented a Radio 4 programme on the composer, Joseph Horovitz, and appeared on the panel of Your Desert Island Discs at Christmas with Bill Bailey and Jo Whiley, presented by Kirsty Young. In 2013 she presented Scoring Father Brown for Radio 4, which followed her composition process through the various stages as she scored the music for the BBC drama series. |
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In 2004, Debbie was honoured in the Queen's New Year's Honours list with an MBE for services to the music and film industry. She has been awarded Honorary Fellowships at both colleges where she studied, Trinity College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. |
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Debbie has now joined Warner Classics as a performing artist, and her first solo album for the label, ''Piano Stories'', which features piano solo performances by the composer herself of many of her acclaimed scores, entered the UK Classical Artist Album Chart at number 10. |
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Her album of music to accompany the fairy stories of Oscar Wilde - ''Wilde Stories'' - on the Warner Classics and Jazz label, was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] and was then made into a trilogy of animated films for [[Channel 4]]. |
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Debbie has been nominated for two [[Ivor Novello Awards]] for ''[[Wilde (film)|Wilde]]'' and [[''The Death Of Yugoslavia'']] and has won a [[Television and Radio Industries Club | TRIC]] Award for [[The Good Guys (UK TV series) | ''The Good Guys'']] and a [[Royal Television Society]] Award for Warriors. In 2007 she was awarded the Gold Badge of Merit by the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters. |
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In Classic FM’s Top 100 2010 Movie Music Chart, Debbie’s score for WILDE was voted in at number 12 by the station’s listeners. A suite of her music from the film was included in the 2007 Great British Film Music Prom concert at the Albert Hall conducted by John Wilson. |
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Her many credits for television include the [[theme music]] for ''[[Jackanory]]'', ''[[Children's Hospital (BBC TV series)|Children's Hospital]]'', ''[[The Upper Hand]]'', ''[[The Inspector Lynley Mysteries]]'', ''[[Doomwatch]]'' (1999), ''[[Tom's Midnight Garden]]'', ''[[My Uncle Silas]]'', ''[[Warriors (TV series)|Warriors]]'', ''[[Shrinks]]'', ''[[Jekyll (TV series)|Jekyll]]'' and ''[[The Promise (2011 TV mini-series)|The Promise]]''. |
Her many credits for television include the [[theme music]] for ''[[Jackanory]]'', ''[[Children's Hospital (BBC TV series)|Children's Hospital]]'', ''[[The Upper Hand]]'', ''[[The Inspector Lynley Mysteries]]'', ''[[Doomwatch]]'' (1999), ''[[Tom's Midnight Garden]]'', ''[[My Uncle Silas]]'', ''[[Warriors (TV series)|Warriors]]'', ''[[Shrinks]]'', ''[[Jekyll (TV series)|Jekyll]]'' and ''[[The Promise (2011 TV mini-series)|The Promise]]''. |
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Born | London, England | 10 May 1963
Genres | Film and television |
Occupation(s) | Composer |
Website | www |
Debbie Wiseman MBE (born 10 May 1963 in London, England) is a composer for film and television.
Biography
One of the UK’s most successful female music ambassadors,[1] Debbie Wiseman is known not only as a composer for film and television, but also as a conductor and a radio and television presenter.
She studied at Trinity College of Music Junior Department, and then piano and composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama studying piano with James Gibb, and composition with Buxton Orr.
Debbie is a Visiting Professor at the Royal College of Music, and regularly gives lectures to schools and colleges about the art of composing music for picture. In 2008 she composed a new Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra called Different Voices which was premiered by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as part of their 60th birthday celebrations, and the work is now frequently performed by school and youth orchestras across the country.
As well as her composing work, Debbie appears in concert halls across the country conducting her film scores, and also appears as an expert guest on the BBC TV broadcasts of The Proms. Wiseman presented the Channel 4 series Backtracks, examining the role of music in film and television productions. In 2011 Debbie presented a Radio 4 programme on the composer, Joseph Horovitz, and appeared on the panel of Your Desert Island Discs at Christmas with Bill Bailey and Jo Whiley, presented by Kirsty Young. In 2013 she presented Scoring Father Brown for Radio 4, which followed her composition process through the various stages as she scored the music for the BBC drama series.
In 2004, Debbie was honoured in the Queen's New Year's Honours list with an MBE for services to the music and film industry. She has been awarded Honorary Fellowships at both colleges where she studied, Trinity College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Debbie has now joined Warner Classics as a performing artist, and her first solo album for the label, Piano Stories, which features piano solo performances by the composer herself of many of her acclaimed scores, entered the UK Classical Artist Album Chart at number 10.
Credits
Her album of music to accompany the fairy stories of Oscar Wilde - Wilde Stories - on the Warner Classics and Jazz label, was nominated for a Grammy Award and was then made into a trilogy of animated films for Channel 4.
Debbie has been nominated for two Ivor Novello Awards for Wilde and ''The Death Of Yugoslavia'' and has won a TRIC Award for The Good Guys and a Royal Television Society Award for Warriors. In 2007 she was awarded the Gold Badge of Merit by the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters.
In Classic FM’s Top 100 2010 Movie Music Chart, Debbie’s score for WILDE was voted in at number 12 by the station’s listeners. A suite of her music from the film was included in the 2007 Great British Film Music Prom concert at the Albert Hall conducted by John Wilson.
Her many credits for television include the theme music for Jackanory, Children's Hospital, The Upper Hand, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Doomwatch (1999), Tom's Midnight Garden, My Uncle Silas, Warriors, Shrinks, Jekyll and The Promise.
Her film work includes Wilde (which won her an Ivor Novello Award), The Truth About Love, Arsène Lupin, Female Perversions, Flood, and Tom & Viv.
Debbie has been nominated for two Ivor Novello Awards for Wilde and Death Of Yugoslavia, and has won a TRIC Award for The Good Guys and an RTS Award for Warriors. In 2007 she was awarded the Gold Badge of Merit by the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters.[1]
Wiseman presented the Channel 4 series Backtracks, examining the role of music in film and television productions.[2] She was awarded an MBE in the 2004 New Year Honours List for services to the film industry.[1]
On 1 October 2008, She composed and conducted the CD "Different Voices" with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with narration by Stephen Fry and solo vocals performed by Hayley Westenra, The lyrics are written by Don Black.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Debbie Wiseman MBE". classicfm.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
- ^ "Debbie Wiseman tells her Piano Stories". classicfm.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
- ^ "On making classical music appeal to younger audiences". bbc.co.uk. 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
External links
- Official website
- English Interview COLONNE SONORE - Italian Film Music Magazine
- Interview at Sound on Sound
- Biography at cinemusic
- Debbie Wiseman at Soundtrackguide.net
- On scoring "Middletown" - Italian language
- Debbie Wiseman at IMDb